Israel says it will only grant one-month visas to UN aid staff

6 days ago

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is no longer neutral and Israel will only grant one month visas to its international staff, Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon told the Security Council on Wednesday.

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UN Chief: Palestinians in Gaza Enduring Humanitarian Catastrophe of Epic Proportions

Asharq Al-Awsat

26 minutes ago

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief: Palestinians in Gaza Enduring Humanitarian Catastrophe of Epic Proportions

A trickle of aid into the Gaza Strip must become an ocean, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. 'Food, water, medicine and fuel must flow in waves and without obstruction,' he said, describing an alert by a global hunger monitor on Tuesday as confirming 'what we have feared: Gaza is on the brink of famine.' 'Palestinians in Gaza are enduring a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions. This is not a warning. It is a reality unfolding before our eyes,' he said in a statement. A worst-case scenario of famine is unfolding in Gaza and immediate action is needed to end fighting and allow unimpeded aid access, a global hunger monitor warned on Tuesday, saying failure to act now would result in widespread death. Its alert coincided with a statement from Gaza health authorities saying Israel's military campaign had now killed more than 60,000 Palestinians. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) raised the prospect that the manmade starvation crisis could be formally classified as a famine, in the hope that this might raise the pressure on Israel to let far more food deliveries in. "Mounting evidence shows that widespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths," the IPC said. It added that it would quickly carry out the formal analysis that could allow it to classify Gaza as "in famine".

France to air-drop aid into Gaza: Diplomatic source

Al Arabiya

6 hours ago

Al Arabiya

France to air-drop aid into Gaza: Diplomatic source

France will air-drop aid into Gaza 'in coming days,' a diplomatic source said on Tuesday, as UN-backed experts warned the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory was slipping into famine. 'France will carry out air drops in the coming days to meet the most essential and urgent needs of the civilian population in Gaza,' the source said, also urging 'an immediate opening by Israel of the land crossing points.'

ICRC gains access to Syria's Sweida, calls for sustained humanitarian response

Al Arabiya

6 hours ago

Al Arabiya

ICRC gains access to Syria's Sweida, calls for sustained humanitarian response

The ICRC says it gained access to Syria's Sweida and has called for a sustained humanitarian response. Developing...